The CMO council annual marketing outlook of more than 650 marketers could have been a tale of woe and bad news but in fact for marketers it shows how marketers are looking inward at their marketing to sharpen up their act to enable them to look outward at what their customers are up to. It’s not about staff cuts it’s about “redoubling their efforts” to align and integrate with sales and channel groups; it’s not about budget cuts (although there is a strong focus on cutting costs) it’s about being able to set clear goals and track deliverables through analytics; it’s not about … [Read more...]

Bob Barker is a marketer by profession (running Scredible Professional services in the UK), who’s cause is helping to motivate, inspire and educate people about the need for digital and social media competence. More about Bob Barker